Engineering Manager (Infrastructure)

• At Protex AI, we are at the forefront of AI-driven computer vision, building a safer, smarter industrial workplace with an intelligent operating system that redefines how facilities operate
• Backed by top-tier global investors, we recently secured a $36 million Series B to accelerate our mission
• Industry leaders like DHL, Amazon, and Tesla trust Protex AI to drive measurable safety improvements, achieving an average 64% risk reduction within just three months of deployment
• Operating in 20+ countries, Protex is the go-to safety partner for Fortune 500 manufacturing and logistics enterprises, transforming workplace safety with real-time, AI-powered insights
• The Infrastructure Team builds and maintains the core foundation that powers all Protex systems, ensuring scalable data infrastructure, robust edge-to-cloud connectivity, and high-performance backend services
• We support edge deployments for real-time computer vision applications and deliver resilient systems to enable proactive workplace safety at global scale
• We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead infrastructure efforts across cloud and edge environments
• You’ll architect and implement CI/CD pipelines, design scalable observability systems, and drive system reliability across globally distributed environments
• You’ll help shape a seamless developer experience, maintain environment parity (Dev, Stage, Prod), and ensure secure, high-quality data across all regions
• You’ll work closely with engineering teams to support well-architected, cost-effective, and secure infrastructure
• This includes proactive cost management, cloud security enforcement, and compliance with regional standards like GDPR

Benefits

• Company Laptop (Choice of Mac or Windows)

• Participation in Employee Share Option Programme

• Monthly Company Events

• Pension Scheme

• Health Insurance & Wellbeing Allowance

• Truly Unlimited Holidays

• Nomad Working for 20 Days

• Remote and Hybrid working opportunities

• Solid knowledge of AWS services (e.g., Lambda, EC2, S3, CloudWatch)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Expertise in monitoring, observability, and reliability best practices

• Experience managing split environments (Dev, Staging, Prod) with consistent, production-quality data

• Proven experience in SRE with a focus on uptime, reliability, and system health

• Experience with real-time, distributed, or IoT infrastructure

• Hands-on experience with Terraform

• Ability to influence technical direction, mentor others, and drive execution

• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices (secrets management, threat prevention, vulnerability mitigation)

• 8+ years of professional experience in DevOps, Infrastructure, or SRE roles. Including 2+ years in a technical management role

• Experience with Unix-based operating systems

• Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline design and automation (cloud and edge)

• Strong focus on developer experience and supporting cross-functional teams

• Ability to deploy infrastructure across regions while maintaining GDPR and other compliance standards

• Experience or interest in Edge device management

• Bonus if you’ve helped a team adopt AI-first workflows, we know this is new territory and we’re figuring it out too

• Experience implementing best practices to improve DORA metrics

• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline development for edge deployments